General Assembly

The General Assembly is the governing body of the whole church and the highest court of appeal in judicial matters. It consists of approximately 150 voting commissioners, including the moderator and stated clerk of the previous assembly and such ministers and ruling elders as are commissioned by their respective presbyteries. The 80th General Assembly is called to convene at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California beginning on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 7:00 PM, with a terminus no later than 5:00 PM, Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

General Assembly News and Reports

The Seventy-ninth General Assembly met in Wheaton, Illinois, June 6-11, 2012. Click on one of the links below to read more about the General Assembly.

• 2012 Annual Stasticial Report Now Due
• 2012 General Assembly Report
• 77th GA Letter to Department of Defense
• Stated clerk's letter to sessions reporting 79th GA actions (PDF)
• Summary of requests made by the 79th GA to Orthodox Presbyterian Churches for 2013 (PDF)

General Assembly Papers

General Assembly papers are thoughtful and weighty treatises on important matters but do not have the force of constitutional documents, namely, our Confession of Faith and Catechisms and Book of Church Order. Click here to access the papers.

Operating Documents

The following documents provide the procedural framework for meetings of the General Assembly:

• Standing Rules of GA (PDF)
• Instruments of GA (PDF)

Personnel

• Tony Curto, moderator of the 79th General Assembly
• George Cottenden, stated clerk